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Ruthenium Catalyst Shows Potential for Use in Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Compared to commercial platinum catalysts, a unique ruthenium-based catalyst created at the University of California, Santa Cruz has exhibited distinctly better performance in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production.

8 Feb 2019

NITech Researchers Demonstrate an Efficient Battery Component for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Scientists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have shown that a particular material can serve as an effective battery component for sodium-ion batteries that will compete with lithium-ion batteries for various characteristics of the battery, in particular, the speed of charge.

4 Feb 2019

Age-Old Chemical Mechanism Holds Potential to Revolutionize Energy Storage

Scientists from Oregon State University have discovered that a chemical mechanism first reported more than 200 years ago promises to completely transform energy storage for high-power applications such as electrical grids or vehicles.

29 Jan 2019

Lithium-Air Batteries Hold up to 10 Times More Energy with the Incorporation of 2D Materials as Catalysts

Lithium-air batteries are ready to become the next ground-breaking alternatives for existing lithium-ion batteries that power computers, cell phones, and electric vehicles.

11 Jan 2019

New Materials to Boost Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

New research could make way for the design of new materials to help enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

11 Jan 2019

Novel Approach to Making Perovskite Solar Cells Leads to Cost Reduction and High Efficiency

A team of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania along with physicists from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) science institute, Germany are proposing a unique approach for the selective layer formation in perovskite solar cells.

12 Dec 2018

New Iron Molecule Could be Useful in Producing Cheaper Solar Energy

For the first time, scientists have been successful in developing an iron molecule that can work both as a photocatalyst to create fuel and in solar cells to generate electricity. The results show that the iron molecule could substitute the more costly and rarer metals currently in use.

3 Dec 2018

New Catalyst Material Can be Used to Produce Abundant Economical Hydrogen

Chemistry researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have found cheaper and more efficient materials for creating hydrogen for the storage of renewable energy that could substitute existing water-splitting catalysts.

30 Nov 2018

New Insight of Perovskite Materials Provides Understanding into How Solar Cells Work

A closer investigation of materials that make up conventional solar cells exposes a virtually rigid arrangement of atoms with minimal movement.

8 Nov 2018

Manufacturing Everyday Products Using Fungi

Numerous products such as cosmetics, detergents, and clothes are made using petroleum, making such common items anything but environmental-friendly.

5 Nov 2018

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Sustainable Technologies News

Ruthenium Catalyst Shows Potential for Use in Sustainable Hydrogen Production

NITech Researchers Demonstrate an Efficient Battery Component for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Age-Old Chemical Mechanism Holds Potential to Revolutionize Energy Storage

Lithium-Air Batteries Hold up to 10 Times More Energy with the Incorporation of 2D Materials as Catalysts

New Materials to Boost Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Novel Approach to Making Perovskite Solar Cells Leads to Cost Reduction and High Efficiency

New Iron Molecule Could be Useful in Producing Cheaper Solar Energy

New Catalyst Material Can be Used to Produce Abundant Economical Hydrogen

New Insight of Perovskite Materials Provides Understanding into How Solar Cells Work

Manufacturing Everyday Products Using Fungi

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

Discover Advanced Solutions for Thickness and Flaw Inspection with the OmniScan™ X4 Flaw Detector

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Analysis of Nitrogen Solubility in Soy Protein Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy

Quantifying Hydrogen Spin Isomers with Raman Spectroscopy

Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Sustainable Technologies News

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

3The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste

4Precisely-Doped Two-Dimensional Semiconductors For Monolithic Integrated Circuits

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6A Bio-Inspired Catalyst for Efficient Chemical Reactions

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